RESEARCH IN NITROMONOMERS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO SOLID SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS.
Abstract
The scope and synthetic utility of the alkyl nitrate nitration was further advanced by the successful application of the reaction to the preparation of alpha-mononitro-ketones. Best results were obtained when a 50% excess of base (potassium tert-butoxide) over the ketone was employed. It was discovered that the mononitration was accompanied by a cleavage reaction which in the case of the cyclic ketones (except alpha-tetralone) resulted in the formation of omega-nitroalkyl esters. Therefore, the amount of nitroketone and cleavage product which formed from the various ketones conveys the total yield of mono-nitration. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0426102
Entities
People
- Henry Feuer
Organizations
- Purdue Research Foundation